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New plants, unique plants, plants that don't do what they should This page aims to display some of the plants we have that you may never see anywhere else, or again. Eucalypts are great for throwing up sports, and as soon as we have the photos ready, we'll post them on this page for the fun of it. But in general, you can read a lot of books that tell you how plants behave, what they can and can't do, etc. Obviously, plants don't read books.... |
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Monkey puzzle trees don't fork. So what's this, then? Usually if you see one of these, it's been grafted, but this hasn't. One of our customers came in and asked if we wanted it, because she was going to chuck it on the bonfire. We told her they are expensive trees, and we could sell it for her. When she brought it it, we were a bit gobsmacked, and explained that it's possibly unique and definitely not bonfire material. |
| Two good healthy growing tips The tree seems perfectly normal, and is growing beautifully. It decided to fork in its second year for no known reason, and resumed normal growth thereafter. It is a bit small for its six years because it has always been constrained in a pot. A certain level of care will be needed to ensure the tree is properly supported when it is at last planted out. No-one we have asked has been able to find any others with this feature, and as far as we know we could be holding the only tree like this in the world. |
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Eucalyptus gunnii "Gossamer" From seeding, this grew very slowly, had a very silver colour and was quite exquisite. As it grows older, the leaves remain very small and it is striking in its beauty. We await flowers with interest to see if it will seed and come true. However, we have taken this to see if it can be micropropagated, and we hope to be able to offer clones of this breathtakingly beautiful plant before long, probably beginning 2004 |
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Eucalyptus Bauerlenii "tortuosa" Eat your heart out, Salix matsudana toruosa, this is a far better shape! Unlike the willow however, it will not strike from cuttings, so can't be propagated as easily. We have to wait about eight years to find out if the seed is vable and will breed true - assuming the plant survives in Surrey. At one stage, I had to unite the main trunk, as is had decided to grow in a knot. |
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Antirrhinum pictoratum This has a pedigree back to 1840, a long time for any garden strain. Most interestingly, though, this picture is of just one plant, despite the spike of a darker flower. We often grow antirrhinum in pairs, and had assumed there were two plants here - but the different coloured spikes are growing from the same stem. The colour does not change as the plants mature. |
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The Spirit of Christmas yet to come These very young pinus radiata, although needing frost protection for their first winter, will soon provide hardy patio plants and cuddly Christmas trees. We are continuing our research trial into suitable species for living Christmas trees, and hope to update the picture this year. |
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Eucalyptus, Johnstonii - a very English apple green But with the advantage of being evergreen and hardy. We have kept these outside, including in pots, for several years now without any winter problems. The sight of such a rich summer green in broad leaves on cold winters day is heart warming - even if it doesn't help your feet much. |
